CBallinger reports: A Crawley man who illegally obtained personal information from West Ham officials during the bidding process for the Olympic Stadium has been fined thousands of pounds. Richard Forrest, from Furzefield, in West Green, was fined £10,000 at Southwark Crown Court today (December 20). Forrest, a 31-year-old who is unemployed, pleaded guilty to obtaining…
Category: Theft
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services warns of possible information leak after computer stolen
WCPO reports: Ohioans who’ve recently applied for or received unemployment benefits are advised to pay close attention to their bank accounts and other personal information after a computer was stolen from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The department announced on its website that the stolen hard drive possibly contains names, addresses and Social Security…
UK: PSNI to pay £20k in damages to Special Branch officer whose details were stolen in Castlereagh police station raid
It was a worrying breach, and a good reminder that some breaches can literally put people’s lives at risk: A retired Special Branch officer whose details were stolen in the break-in at a top security base in Belfast is to receive just over £20,000 in damages, a High Court judge ruled today. Mr Justice Horner…
WI: Milwaukee to file complaint against Dynacare after security breach
Hell hath no fury like a city breached? The City of Milwaukee issued this statement today: Statement of Milwaukee City Attorney Grant Langley November 21, 2013 After consultation with members of the Common Council and the Mayor, the Office of the City Attorney has decided to file a formal complaint with the federal Office of Civil Rights…
WI: Flash drive with personal information of thousands of City of Milwaukee employees stolen from contractor’s car
Dan Walker reports: A flash drive containing the personal information of thousands of City of Milwaukee workers was stolen along with the car of an employee of a health care firm that contracts with the city. The employee worked for Dynacare Laboratories, a contractor used by Froedtert Health Workforce Health in connection with the city’s…
Clarity Media Group notifies current and former employees that stolen laptop held unencrypted PII
Clarity Media Group is notifying some current and former employees and employees of subsidiaries or Freedom Communications (the previous owner of the Colorado Springs Gazette) that their personal information, including Social Security numbers and 401(k) balance may have been on a laptop stolen from a subsidiary’s employee. You can read their notification here (pdf)